@Firenze wrote:Arsenal are preparing a £20 million bid for Juventus midfielder Mario Lemina in the summer transfer window, according to a report from the Standard .

Coquelin - Lemina next season

Would be more than happy to take that money for him. I defended him for a long time but he had quite a few chances this year, didn't show anything special. Really depends who we could get as a replacement honestly. (I still rate him higher than Sturaro, Rincon)

Di Marzio wrote: Juventus is already thinking about the future, and Agnelli's club has upped their interest in Patrik Schick. Juventus is having positive contacts with both the player and his agent. Pavel Nedved, who strongly admires Schick, has become important in attempts to convince the striker. But even Sampdoria has seemed willing to cede in negotiations, although they would like to keep Schick for another year on loan. However, the player's entourage is not convinced about staying another year at Sampdoria.

Contacts continue with Juventus as they are ahead of the competition in the race to sign Patrik Schick even if the deal has not yet been completed. Paska, the player's agent, will be in Italy next week to evaluate the situation. Sampdoria has a buyout clause of 25 million, and clubs will negotiate the specific terms of the payment, if a deal happens to materialize. Napoli attempted to do so, but there would not be much space for the striker in Naples. Inter and Roma also made attempts, but Schick is pushing for a move to Juventus.

@S wrote:Mertens signed a new contract that has a release clause of €28M valid only for abroad clubs

Arsenal/Atleti/Spurs/Man United should get in on that

is this an old contract? if not sounds like bs to me

he's coming up 30 right? still worth signing for that price, unreal player

He just signed it/is about to sign it. The details aren't clear yet but the clause is real. There is some buzz going around that the clause kicks in 2018 and its only valid outside of Italy. The context is that while Mertens himself wants to stay, his wife (famously) didn't want to stay in Naples. I guess this is their way of having an easy way out just in case.

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@S wrote:Mertens signed a new contract that has a release clause of €28M valid only for abroad clubs

Arsenal/Atleti/Spurs/Man United should get in on that

is this an old contract? if not sounds like bs to me

he's coming up 30 right? still worth signing for that price, unreal player

He just signed it/is about to sign it. The details aren't clear yet but the clause is real. There is some buzz going around that the clause kicks in 2018 and its only valid outside of Italy. The context is that while Mertens himself wants to stay, his wife (famously) didn't want to stay in Naples. I guess this is their way of having an easy way out.

hmm, if the clause doesn't kick in until 2018 I could believe it then, makes sense

he's coming up 30 right? still worth signing for that price, unreal player

He just signed it/is about to sign it. The details aren't clear yet but the clause is real. There is some buzz going around that the clause kicks in 2018 and its only valid outside of Italy. The context is that while Mertens himself wants to stay, his wife (famously) didn't want to stay in Naples. I guess this is their way of having an easy way out.

hmm, if the clause doesn't kick in until 2018 I could believe it then, makes sense